Amitabha Foundation Australia
Basics
New Meditation Course for next school term. Our next Learn to Meditate course starts Tuesday 22 May and runs for 5 weeks, from 7.00 - 8.00pm. It covers a number of different techniques , and is suitable both for new meditators and for experienced practitioners who would like to refresh their practice or learn some of the unique skills from the Tibetan tradition. Like all our activities, there is no set cost although donations are always welcome. If you already know how to meditate, come and join us in a peaceful, welcoming environment every Friday evening 6-7pm, and/or Sunday morning 9.30 - 10.30am all year. The Continuing Meditation - Insights of Buddhism course will continue next school term. This course is based on the Lojong - the practical Tibetan tradition of training the mind in wisdom and loving kindness. It is run on Wednesday evenings 7-8pm (from 25 April) and also repeated Tuesday mornings (from 24 April)for those who prefer a daytime course. The Friday night course for those with a serious interest in Tibetan Buddhism resumes on 27 April 7.30-9.00pm. This group is studying Patrul Rinpoche's guide to the complete Buddhist Path "The Words of my Perfect Teacher" as well as the Life of Milarepa.
The Amitabha Foundation is a Tibetan Buddhist Centre located in a beautiful former church on Sydney's north shore, close to Hornsby, Wahroonga and Waitara railway stations. The Spiritual Director of the Foundation is His Eminence Choje Ayang Rinpoche, a senior Lama in the Drikung Kagyu lineage who also holds and teaches from the Nyingma lineage.
We offer meditation courses, study and practice groups for people interested in the Buddhadharma, regular public drop-in meditation sessions and the opportunity to become part of a supportive spiritual community.
All our courses and events operate on a donation basis.
Rinpoche guides the Amitabha Foundation Australia, like all his centres world-wide, to express the "two wings of the bird" of the Buddha's teaching. One "wing" is wisdom: providing the opportunity for people to receive, study and practise the authentic teachings of Buddhism in a warm and supportive environment which welcomes people from all backgrounds, cultures and degrees of experience in the Buddhadharma. The other "wing" is compassion: providing active service and help to both our local community and to disadvantaged people in Tibet, Nepal and India.
We offer the opportunity to support the development of our Spiritual Director's great Buddha Amitabha Temple and Retreat Centre in Nepal, as well as the Phowa teaching centre he is developing in Bodhgaya, his monasteries, nunnery and Kalimpong retreat centre. We also support small business, women's health and education projects in remote far east Tibet (Kham) and run a successful sponsorship scheme for Tibetan refugees in India.
Attachments
- Meditation Course
- Term 1 2012 Programme
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| 2012 Term 2 Programme.pdf | 640.71 KB |
| Term 2 Meditation Course.pdf | 363.22 KB |
Teachings and Events
People
Projects
Want to do the traditional 3-Year Retreat?
For just $14,000 (plus basic subsistence costs)? Amitabha Foundation international is currently constructing retreat cabins at His Eminence Ayang Rinpoche's temple complex in Nepal. $14,000 will build a complete cabin, and the sponsor is then entitled to use it for up to three years for their own practice. Full traditional retreat supervision is available.
Check out www.ayangrinpoche.org, then contact us for more details.
Sponsor a Statue
Statues in the magnificent Nepal temple project can be sponsored from $AUD400 for a 50cm statue of Tara up to $45,000.00 for a 4 metre high Buddha Amitabha. Contact us for further information.
